Hi, Were there specific dimensions for a 'tack' of land? Gay -----Original Message----- From: Anne Burgess [mailto:anne.burgess@btinternet.com] Sent: February 16, 2005 10:31 AM To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MORAY] Mains of Aberlour > Can you define Tacksman for me? My guess he's either a holder of a lease > or > tack, or a man who gives out leases or tacks. > Chris He was both. A tacksman held a lease or tack of land, but also sublet to other tenants. Anne ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== MORAY OPR's. The OPR's for the Moray area are now starting to be transcribed and volunteers are needed. Would anyone interested in transcribing the OPR's for our area please contact me via my usual email address or visit the Moray Rootsweb pages and contact me via the mailing list Admin. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

> Were there specific dimensions for a 'tack' of land? Not to the best of my knowledge. Anne